Mr. Paradies is a Director of ICTSI* since 1987.  He is also the Chairman of the Board Risk Oversight Committee; and a member of the Audit Committee, Nomination Sub-Committee, Remuneration Sub-Committee, and Environmental, Social and Governance Sub-Committee of ICTSI*.  

Concurrently, he is a Director of Sociedad Puerto Industrial Aguadulce S.A., Apex Mining Co. Inc.*, Union Investments Corp., Sureste Properties, Inc., Prime Metro BMD Corp., Prime Metro Power Holdings, Inc., Prime Metro Infrastructure Capital, Inc., MORE Palawan Power Corp., Amber Electric & Power Corp. and The Country Club Inc; the Chairman of Napagapa Beverages, Inc. and MORE Electric & Power Corp.; and a Trustee of Bloomberry Cultural Foundation, Inc.    

Mr. Paradies served as the Group Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Corporate Information Officer of Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.; and was a Director of UnionBank of the Philippines. 

He has received his Bachelor of Science Degree, Major in Business Management, from the Santa Clara University, California, USA. 

*Publicly Listed Corporation